Ryan Atkins

Ryan Atkins (born 7 October 1985) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who plays as a centre for York City Knights in the Betfred Championship and formerly England at international level.

Ryan Atkins

Personal information
Full name	Ryan Atkins^[1]
Born	(1985-10-07) 7 October 1985 (age 38) Swinnow, West Yorkshire, England
Playing information
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	15 st 9 lb (99 kg) ^[2]
Position	Centre
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2005–06 Bradford Bulls 1 0 0 0 0 2006(loan) → Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 19 9 0 0 36 2006–09 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 77 40 0 0 160 2010–19 Warrington Wolves 273 168 0 0 672 2019–20 Wakefield Trinity 5 2 0 0 8 2021 York City Knights 19 8 0 0 32 Total 394 227 0 0 908 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2006–12 England 8 4 0 0 16
Source: ^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

He previously played for the Bradford Bulls in the Super League, and on loan from Bradford at the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in the top flight. Atkins joined the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats on a permanent deal and later joined the Warrington Wolves in the Super League.^[3][4]

Background

Atkins was born in Pudsey, West Yorkshire, England. He played rugby league for his local team Stanningley and rugby union for Bramley Phoenix.

Playing career

Bradford

Atkins began his career with Bradford but failed to make a first-team appearance before joining Wakefield Trinity midway through 2006's Super League XI.

Warrington

He signed for Warrington on a three-year deal in September 2009, following Richie Myler from Salford City Reds.

Atkins played for Warrington in the 2010 Challenge Cup Final victory over Leeds.^[7][8]

Atkins played in the 2012 Challenge Cup Final victory over Leeds at Wembley Stadium.^{[9][10][11][12]}

Atkins played in the 2012 Super League Grand Final defeat by Leeds at Old Trafford.^[13][10] Atkins played in the 2013 Super League Grand Final defeat by Wigan at Old Trafford.^{[14][15][16][17][18]} Atkins played in the 2016 Challenge Cup Final defeat by Hull F.C. at Wembley Stadium.^[19][20] Atkins played in the 2016 Super League Grand Final defeat by Wigan at Old Trafford.^[21]

York City

On 15 September 2020, it was announced that Atkins would join York City for the 2021 season.^[22]

On 13 November 2020 the RFL announced a three-month ban for Atkins for placing a bet on former club Wakefield Trinity.^[23] Atkins retired at the end of the 2021 season.^[24]

International career

His impressive club form earned him a call-up and was named in the England training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.^[5][25]

Honours

League Leaders' Shield: 2

2011, 2016

Challenge Cup: 2

2010, 2012

References

1. "Ryan Atkins". Companies House. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
2. "The official Engage Super League web site". web page. Super League. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
3. "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
4. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
5. . englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
6. "Player Summary: Ryan Atkins". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
7. "Leeds 6-30 Warrington". BBC. 28 August 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
8. . Warrington Wolves Official Site. 25 August 2012. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
9. "Warrington's battered Brett Hodgson recovers to see off Leeds in final". Guardian UK. 25 August 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
10. "Leeds' Kevin Sinfield stars in Grand Final triumph against Warrington". Guardian. 6 October 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
11. "Leeds Rhinos 18–35 Warrington Wolves". BBC Sport. 25 August 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
12. . Warrington Wolves Official Site. 25 August 2012. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
13. "Grand Final: Warrington 18-26 Leeds". BBC Sport. 6 October 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
14. . Super League. Archived from the original on 29 July 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
15. Newsum, Matt (5 October 2013). "Super League Grand Final: Wigan Warriors beat Warrington". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
16. "Super League Grand Final: Warrington v Wigan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
17. "Warrington Wolves 16 Wigan Warriors 30". Daily Telegraph. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
18. "Wigan see off Warrington in X-rated Grand Final to complete double". Guardian. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
19. "Hull FC's Jamie Shaul's late try takes Challenge Cup away from Warrington". Guardian. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
20. "Challenge Cup final: Hull FC 12-10 Warrington Wolves". BBC. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
21. "Warrington 6-12 Wigan: Super League Grand Final – as it happened!". Guardian. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
22. "Ryan Atkins set for York switch in 2021". www.rugby-league.com. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
23. "Ryan Atkins: York-bound centre banned for three months after bet on Wakefield game". BBC Sport. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
24. "Ryan Atkins to retire". The Rugby Football League. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
25. . England Rugby League. 29 September 2008. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2008.

External links

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ryan Atkins.

• Profile at warringtonwolves.com
• SL profile